Anne was it the Green Gable kitchen all Christmas Eve day, and was eagerly counting down the hours until her love would come and have dinner. 3:00. four more hours more. she was smiling so sweetly and excitedly, that Marilla knew she was thinking of Gilbert. "So Anne, what time will Gilbert be here?"

"He'll be here in four more hours, i mean, he said he'd be here at 7:00," she added quickly, trying to hide her excitement. They continued cooking for two hours more. Marilla could tell that Anne was itching to get out of the kitchen, so she quietly said to her, "Anne, why don't you go and get yourself ready for dinner." Anne was so thrilled at the idea that she hugged and kissed Marilla on the cheek. She made her way up the stairs to her room. she looked at the dress lying on her bed. she had been working on it for two weeks and it was finally ready. it was of dark green material, the colour that was most becoming on her. she had made sure it had puff sleeves, and she was sure that it was her childhood dress dream come true.

since she had two hours to get ready, she decided to finish wrapping Gilbert's present, even if it wasn't being given to him tonight, she just wanted to make it seem extra special by working on it a little more than all of the other gifts.

after wrapping and rewrapping the gift several times, Anne Shirley was finally satisfied with its appearance. she put it aside and decided to change into her dress. when she had her dress on, she couldn't decide on how to do her hair, so she just let it out, with two pins on either side. she lloked at herself satisfyingly in the mirror one last time then went downstairs. she set the table, as Marilla had instructed, and went to sit in the parlour and wait for Gil to arrive.

meanwhile at the Blythe house

Gilbert quietly hummed to himself as he got prepared for the dinner at Anne's. "This will be the last Christmas that Anne and I will share as an engaged couple. Next Christmas, we will be a married couple." He grinned at the thought. it was hard to believe that after all the trails and tribulations of their early relationship had led to their engagement. he dreamt of Anne while doing his tie. he pictured her all dressed up in green, the perfect shade, and the only colour that could bring out the rich and ceautiful colour of her hair. he sighed at the image and went to put his coat on. he stepped out of his house and made his way over to Green Gables, where Anne was, no doubt, expecting his arrival.